Tough time talkinn
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Tough time talkinn
First sober holiday since around 1985. Not easy, changes hour by hour. Thought we could start a post for those struggling today to post feelings and any positive encouraging words.
Feeling great to not be hungover and having beers for breakfast. Funny how the AV makes you paint the past with gold. You forget the horror..
Feeling great to not be hungover and having beers for breakfast. Funny how the AV makes you paint the past with gold. You forget the horror..
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It gets better. Really.
This is my fourth sober Christmas and I don't even think about drinking. It's not because I'm spared the stress that others face, or the issues. I just have a solid foundation of recovery and drinking isn't my go-to answer for all that ails me anymore.
This is my fourth sober Christmas and I don't even think about drinking. It's not because I'm spared the stress that others face, or the issues. I just have a solid foundation of recovery and drinking isn't my go-to answer for all that ails me anymore.
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It's my second sober Christmas and I wouldn't have it any other way! I'm looking forward to waking up early with my belongings and self-respect intact ( 
) and ready to make the most of every minute! 
) and ready to make the most of every minute! Member
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We all know that the image of having fun because we're drinking is just a lie. The reality is getting too loud, crossing boundaries in conversations, then waking up the next morning full of regret and sickness, and not enjoying the magic of Christmas morning. I won't be trading my healthy clearheaded christmas morning just to feel like i fit in on christmas eve, because it's never worked in the past.
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Originally Posted by determined99 
Funny how the AV makes you paint the past with gold. You forget the horror..
Hang in there and fight the good fight, Determined99! It may feel like a struggle but there's such a sweetness in freedom from alcohol that it's hard to even describe.
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The first one of everything sober is the hardest…and then hopefully you will never have to have another first. Last year I was still a bit new to sobriety. I can't believe the difference this year. I had a wonderful night. We had dinner at a nice restaurant and at the table next to us a woman had a glass of red wine. Dinner lasted almost 2 hours and she hadn't even finished that one glass. It helps reaffirm the fact that I made the right decision to get sober…because I have no desire to nurse one glass of wine for 2 hours. It truly is so much easier and freeing not to have to deal with the anxiety of "getting more".
I think this is the first Christmas Eve since my daughter was born 10 years ago that all of my gifts are wrapped, the house doesn't look like a bomb hit it, I took time to get dressed up tonight, and there is so much peace in my home and heart. I looked at some old pictures last week, I looked pretty grim and hungover on Christmas morning. Not tomorrow.
Just have to wait up a bit longer to "play Santa" and then I am off for my short winter's nap. Merry Christmas!
I think this is the first Christmas Eve since my daughter was born 10 years ago that all of my gifts are wrapped, the house doesn't look like a bomb hit it, I took time to get dressed up tonight, and there is so much peace in my home and heart. I looked at some old pictures last week, I looked pretty grim and hungover on Christmas morning. Not tomorrow.
Just have to wait up a bit longer to "play Santa" and then I am off for my short winter's nap. Merry Christmas!
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